Microsoft has final say on release of software updates for Windows 10 devices

Microsoft will be the one to set the timeline for the release of software updates to its Windows 10 devices. Multiple mobile carriers will be helping out by testing the software updates before they are released to the public.

Despite the collaboration, Microsoft will have the final say on when to roll out the updates. Since carriers will be the updates' beta testers, their feedback will be used for Microsoft's decision, according to WMPowerUser.

Microsoft "will decide when to send the updates out, based on input from mobile operators." Now that the Redmond-based company can control the update process for their Windows 10 devices, the company becomes more capable of getting rid of certain issues that have always plagued Android's ecosystem.

Once Google is done with an update, it is sent out to mobile carriers so that they can conduct their own tests. This testing process is necessary before the update can be rolled out to each model. This is why Android device onwers have several weeks or months to wait for a new update to reach their units, CNET has pointed out.

In addition to mobile carriers, Microsoft is also consulting the members of Windows Insider program. Those who joined this free program can get the chance to test a new Windows update and provide feedback regarding particular areas that need fine tuning before it is released to the public.

Microsoft is actually not the only tech company that has implemented the same process. One of its biggest rivals in the tech market today, Apple, is also utilising this same step-by-step method. The Cupertino-based tech giant also has the final say on when to deploy updates.

What makes Apple's method different from Microsoft's is it actually tests the updates without involving any carriers. Only Apple's beta testers get to have the update prototypes in their beta versions. It is only with the company's go signal that the updates are sent out to carriers.

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